“People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it’s the other way around.” – Terry Pratchett Witches Abroad is the third instalment in the miniseries following Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat, a trio of witches from the … Continue reading Witches Abroad – Terry Pratchett
“…no-one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away… The span of someone’s life, they say, is only the core of their actual existence.” – Terry Pratchett Reaper Man is the next book in the … Continue reading Reaper Man – Terry Pratchett
So I set this little blog here of mine up back in April 2015. My whole aim was to share my love of books and reading with like minded fellows the world over. At the begining of this year, WordPress sent me a report card, if you will, showing some of the great stats and figures from the year just gone Below is an outtake from it, and you can click here to see the all the numbers. A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 910 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading 2015 in review
“The whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it’s as though you always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no-one will tell you the plot, so you have to work it out … Continue reading Moving Pictures – Terry Pratchett
“Multiple exclamation marks,’ he went on, shaking his head, ‘are a sure sign of a diseased mind.” – Rincewind Book number nine on the Discworld series is a book I haven’t yet read, so naturally I was excited setting out … Continue reading Eric – Terry Pratchett
“I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are good people and bad people. You’re wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people,but some of them are on opposite sides” – Lord Havelock … Continue reading Guards! Guards! – Terry Pratchett
“Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe: it gives back life to those who no longer exist” – Guy de Maupassant Memory – it’s something we all have, and sometimes take for granted. Some are big, grand … Continue reading In Memory: A Tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett – Various
“Tomorrow here is just like yesterday, warmed over” – Terry Pratchett While the last book on my Discworld revisit wasn’t one of my most favourites, the next novel certainly goes some way to redressing the situation. Pyramids takes place in … Continue reading Pyramids – Terry Pratchett
The problem when ambition turns to greed, and getting a bit too close to Shakespeare. Continue reading Wyrd Sisters – Terry Pratchett
When we open a book, we dive in to a different world. We live the lives of the people contained in their pages, and we visit wondrous locations. Continue reading Discussion: The many lives, travels and adventures of a bookworm
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